The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-23
A SPECIAL MEETING.
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL HOLDS
AN EXTRA SESSION.
A Large Batch of Newly Accumulated
Besiness Disposed Objections on a
Wide Range of Subjects Occupy At
tention of the Members.

The Legislative Council held n special
session yesterday for the purpose of dis
p~osingof the extra amount Of business
which has recently accumulated, and which
it would not have been practicable to defer
action upon until the next regular meeting
in January. Thu following members were
present: ID. 7. Hidden, president; James
Lee, jr., J. T.. Petit, Il. +. Patterson and T.
J. Graham.
Mr.. Graham introduced the following res
olution:
"Rcsolved, That the Mississippi & Tennes-
see, Memphis Il Little Rock, Chesapeake Il
Ohio, and Louisville q Nashville railroad
companies be required to put spark a~rrester5
to all engines used by them, which run into
the old navy yard, as required by ordinance
passed on January 20, 1887; and that the
boiler inspector sec TO the carrying out of
this resolution"
The petition of the Bartlif Manufacturing
company, asking for permission TO occupy at
rental TO be agreed upon that portion of the
exchange building belonging TO the city, for
manufacturing purposes, was presented. It
recitcs the fact that the building has not
been used for several years, is badly out of
repair, and pays no revenue to the city.
The petition was referred to the president,
with power to act.
The communication OF Hunsdon Cary,
calling the attention OF the council to q well
about fifty feet deep on the east side of Dean
avenue, which had simply been covered over
by The street car company, and that, as the
timbcrS thus put on it would in time rot,
and some wayfaring person might fall into
the well and be killed, was referred TO the
engineer, with instructions TO have II arched
over aud make a public well Of it.
The communication of Brother Maurelian,
OF the Christian Brothers college, asking
the appointments of q committee TO determine
whether or not the college should erect a fire
escape, rs per the order of the council, was
referred TO the chief Of the fire department
for report.
The petition of d. II, Poston, to have the
grade of the alley which trayerses his prop
crty on the east line Of Humphreys street,
South Memphis, changed, in order to keep
the increased flow Of water out Of the cellars
Of his houses, was referred 90 the engineer.
The petition Of MesSrs. s. A. Cooper. g..
W. Overall, ID. II. PostOn and ]. T.. Frost,
asking that the grade of the alley in the
rear OF their property on bloclcNo. IS, Vance
street, between Goslce and Orleans streets,
be so changed rs 10 keep the water OF their
premises and out OF the cellars, as IL had be-
come n nuisance and detrimental TO the
health OF their families, was referred 10 tho
engineer for report.
Tho petition Of Ashford & Bras,fcld 10
build a shed over the boiler for their laun-
dry, at Nos. 20 and - Bcalc street. was re-
ierrcd 10 the chief Of the tire department.
The petition Of the Kansas City Railroad
company, reciting the fact that 1t was tho
exclusive owner OF blocks Nos. /, 3 and o,
Fort Pickering, bounded by Fifth, Georgia
and Fourth streets and the Mississippi river,
and through which Clay aud Webster streets
and the alleys In blocks Nos. 8 and o pass,
and that, as no other usc was put to them,
save that OF the company. IL desired permits
sion to close them, In order 20 construct
lis railroad tracks across the same. Tho
petition was referred 10 u committee COM
posed Of Mcssrs. Haddcn, Patterson and
Petit 10 confer with the railroad company
for the adjustment Of its value.
The communication Of City Inspector
MhoOn, OF weights and measures, as TO the
removal OF the city scales located next 90 the
Babcock enginc-house, was received and
filed.
The communication Of Supt. J. II. Sui
Ivan. OF the Birmingham railroad, stating
that lac had requested the Thomson.I Houston
Electric-light company 10 meet and orange
with him a. Co the erection Of an electric
light nj Raybum avenue and Broadway
street, per instructions Of Council, was re-
ceiycd and filed.